Jeffy Knotts water level

Name: Jeffy Knotts water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Brathay, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.90m Down 0.12 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST (33 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Jeffy Knotts, where the gauge shows 0.90 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.45 m to 1.75 m.

It is still going down, by 0.12 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.71 m – 2.33 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.45 m – 1.75 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.71 m – 2.33 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.73 m – 1.89 m
Highest on record: 4.50 mNovember 19, 2009
Lowest on record: 0.31 mSeptember 23, 1995

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 19 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 4° – Wind 10 km/h

19 Mon 15° 6° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 12° 6° 12 mm, 69% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 11° 3° 3.5 mm, 67% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 11° 2° 4.8 mm, 83% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 8° 3° – Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 10° 3° 7.7 mm, 84% Wind 34 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:09 PM Daylight 10 hr, 23 min First quarter 48%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Miller Bridge HouseRiver gauge, River Rothay	0.63 m	Normal	−0.06 m	1.4 km
Ambleside Rydal RoadRiver gauge, Stock Ghyll	0.20 m	Normal	−0.02 m	2.0 km
Grasmere Broadgate MeadowRiver gauge, River Rothay	−0.48 m	Lowest on record	−0.05 m	4.8 km
CalgarthRiver gauge, Trout Beck	0.53 m	Normal	−0.03 m	5.1 km
Coniston Church BridgeRiver gauge, Church Beck	0.75 m	Normal	−0.03 m	8.2 km
Far SawreyRiver gauge, Windermere	0.61 m	High	−0.06 m	8.3 km
Eel House BridgeRiver gauge, Cunsey Beck	0.71 m	Normal	−0.04 m	9.4 km
Staveley VillageRiver gauge, River Gowan	0.43 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Brathay at Jeffy Knotts?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.45 m to 1.75 m for this gauge.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.90 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Jeffy Knotts today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST, the water level was 0.90 m. Down 0.12 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Jeffy Knotts rising or falling?

Down 0.12 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.49 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Jeffy Knotts normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Jeffy Knotts?

The highest level on record is 4.50 m on November 19, 2009. The lowest is 0.31 m on September 23, 1995.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:735123 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.42202, -2.98839 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.90 m	2026-10-18 09:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Jeffy Knotts (ea:735123). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cumbria/jeffy-knotts

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